In this article, I’ll give you a full guide to metal detect sports fields.
I’ll talk mainly about baseball and soccer. However, the tips that you’re going to find in this article holds true for football, softball…
If you have any questions, leave them in comments below.
Sports fields are large. So it’s good to be strategic and scan certain areas.
Many detectorists are wondering if their machines could detect Indian artifacts especially arrowheads.
The answer depends on the type of the artifact and the time when it was made.
Native Americans didn’t know how to handle metal stuff except for copper.
So, if the relic is made out of copper, you can find it with your metal detector.
Plowed fields (or Ploughed if you’re on the other side of the Atlantic) are a popular site that detectorists always visit.
I’ll explain what is the difference between metal detecting fields in the UK and The US. And what’s the best way to do that in each case.
Then, I’ll give you some tips. And finally, I’ll talk about why detectorists think plowed fields are a good spot to hunt.
I’ll share with you five places to metal detect without permission. But, before we start, please note:
So let’s go back to the famous question: where can I detect without permission? And here’s where you can enjoy your freedom.
The most obvious place where you can metal detect without a permission is your own yard!
You got an interesting signal from your metal detector. You grab your digging tool. You stab it on the ground. Then…
Bam…the ground is hard as concrete. The the trowel barely scratched the surface.
In this article, I’ll give some tips that may help you deal with four types of hard to dig ground (dry, frozen, rocky and root infested). Use the table of contents to navigate easily.
The Colorado gold rush A.K.A the Pikes Peak gold rush was one of the largest ones in US history. Tens of thousands of miners flooded the area looking for quick money. This massive immigration led to the creation of many cities and the state of Colorado, which was a part of Kansas and Nebraska.
Many of the founded cities during the gold rush became ghost towns but some of them remained like Denver. This is due to many reasons. The quantity of the easy-to-reach gold decreased drastically. Moreover, gold was discovered in California.
The sprinkler heads can stop working because they can be covered by grass or dirt. It can also be due to a bad valve.
You need to get them to pop up as quickly as possible before the lawn dies. Fixing the damage will cost a lot of money. Moreover, the yard won’t look good with all of this dead grass.
One of the common issues that archers face is losing their arrows. You aim at a target, you shoot an arrow, you miss (I’m sure it’s not your fault, just a bow malfunction…) then the arrow is lost inside the grass.
You go where it fell trying to recover it. But it is lost inside the grass. Loosing many arrows is expensive. So you need an easy and quick solution to find them, which is a metal detector.
You want to start a project in your yard, you’re afraid that you may damage a pipe or an utility line while digging. This is why you’re looking for a detector to find where they are. Congrats, you’ve landed on the right website.
To make the long story short, the best metal detectors for pipes are too expensive and they’re for pros (like the RIDGID 19238 NaviTrack Scout Locator).
The use of metal detectors in archeology is becoming more and more popular. It is a simple inexpensive tool that makes evaluating and excavating archeological sites way easier.
There is an overwhelming number of detectors on the market. To make things easier, I’ll divide them into three categories. Each one of them is the best for a certain type of sites and a certain level of accuracy.
In this article, I’ll try to answer some of the frequently asked question about headphones and metal detecting. If you have more questions, ask them in the comments down below.
Many are wondering if they can use any headphones for metal detecting. And the answer is simply yes. You can use any headphones or smartphone earbuds with your metal detector. But you need a 1/8’ to 1/4’ adapter.
Gold can be found in two forms. It can be processed into jewelry or other stuff. Or it can be raw: nuggets or flakes.
The first type can be found with any standard metal detector. However, for nuggets prospecting, you need a specialized device.
In this article, I’ll talk about some of the best metal detectors for gold prospecting. Then, I’ll tell about what machines you need to find jewelry.
Did you buy a new metal detector? And now you’re looking for some accessories to take your metal detecting experience to the next level?
Good…
In this article, I listed 15 metal detecting accessories. Some of them are necessary. Others are optional.
If you think there’s an accessory that I forgot to mention, write it in the comments.
You spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos of people unearthing precious finds.
You want to join them, but the only missing thing is the metal detector…
You are kind of confused between all the brands available in the market. And you’re wondering what is the best metal detector?
Congrats, you’ll find what you’re looking for in this article! And here is a list for the best ones out there:
In this post, I listed 5 of the best metal detectors for beginners. They’re good entry-level devices that will pay their cost in a reasonable amount of time.
You can use them to find jewelry, gold rings, watches, car keys, coins, survey pins, iron pipes…
They can find targets a few inches deep even under concrete.
